ARTICLES OF INTEREST
September 25, 2020
QUOTE(S) OF THE WEEK
“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.” – Sophia Loren
“Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.” – Ansel Adams
“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” – Tupac Shakur
“There are a lot of ways that equality or achieving equality is blocked or there are hurdles in people’s way, but designers can help remove those hurdles.” – Rebecca Johnson
“If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?” – Thomas Huxley
“Humility before nature and each other is the key. It's our arrogance that has gotten us into so much trouble with nature and has created such anger among our fellow humans.” – Ann Druyan
“Poets are almost always wrong about facts. That's because they are not really interested in facts: only in truth: which is why the truth they speak is so true that even those who hate poets by simple and natural instinct are exalted and terrified by it.” – William Faulkner
VIDEO(S) OF THE WEEK
Artists' Designs Being Stolen and Sold Online NBC Washington
New Video: Dye It Yourself...With Avocados Dynamist Blog
The Attention Economy: An Animation Visualizes the Endless Onslaught of Digital Distractions Colossal
Medical professionals turn to music making as a tonic Canvas | PBS NewsHour
An Intimate Short Film Highlights 2020's Crises through Exquisitely Surreal Scenes Colossal
FEATURED EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES
Serena Williams to address women in tech at 2020 Grace Hopper Celebration Digital Trends September 26; September 29 – October 3
Next Generation Internet: Policy Summit Nesta September 28 – 29
NEW The Magical Realism of Gabriel García Márquez: Impact and Legacy Inaugural Embassy Series Event | National Endowment for the Humanities September 29
NEW Princeton University’s Innovation Forum Goes Virtual Sept. 29 NJ Tech Weekly September 29
NEW Hidden Expert: Storytelling with a Twist National Academy of Sciences September 30
CODAsummit Virtual: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place CODAworx September 30 – October 2
NEW 2020 NAE Annual Meeting National Academy of Engineering October 4 – 7
NEW #FCFESTIVAL KEYNOTE PASS Fast Company Innovation Festival October 5 – 8
2020 Conference Women of Color in STEM October 8 – 10
Also Women of Color STEM Conference Announces 2020 Technologist of the Year RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams Ahead of the upcoming annual conference US Black Engineer
TED and Future Stewards announce Countdown, a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis TED Blog October 10
OnRamp Manufacturing Conference gener8tor and Indiana Economic Development Corporation October 14
Call for Award Applicants: Johnson & Johnson Seeks Female Researchers Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design PRNewswire Deadline: October 15
EmTech Online Conference MIT Technology Review October 19 – 22
Adobe MAX, Free For Everyone This Year, Is Now Open For Signups DesignTaxi.com October 20 - 22
Future Cities Canada: #UnexpectedSolutions showcases innovation in cities GlobeNewswire October 20 – November 26
Save the Date | ENCATC Congress ENCATC – The European network on cultural management and policy October 28 – 30 | Prague, Czechoslovakia
Creative Coalition 2020 Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation November 9 – 11
AIGA Design Conference AIGA November 12 – 14 | Pittsburgh, PA
SBA Launches National 2020 SBIR Road Tour to Connect Tech Entrepreneurs with Federal R&D Funding Yahoo! Finance Central Southern Tour | November 2-6; with stops in Jackson, Mississippi; Shreveport, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Artists Sunday™ National Art Shopping Movement and Campaign: Artists and Organizations Across the United States Unite to Encourage Consumers to Shop with Artists and Craftsmen the Sunday after Thanksgiving Artists Sunday November 29
Call for Articles | General Issue European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy | ENCATC Deadline: Ongoing
Idea Jams 2020/2021 Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity Series
CreativeMornings | a monthly breakfast lecture series CreativeMornings Various
Interactive Map | Science Festivals Science Festival Alliance Various
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Ford Foundation fund to award an unprecedented $160 million to minority arts groups The Washington Post
The Next Big Breakthrough in AI Will Be Around Language Harvard Business Review
6 things we can learn from how women leaders have handled the pandemic Ideas.TED.com
Einstein’s Needle in the Haystack Imagineer7’s Weblog
Would you try pumpkin spice mac & cheese? WABC
Are creativity and technology at odds? 3 Shots
Microsoft, Other Tech Companies Join 5G Open Innovation Lab 425 Business
$1.5 Million EDA Grant to Delaware Innovation Space to Launch Hard Science Startup Accelerator Delaware News
Prof. Juan de Pablo appointed Vice President for National Laboratories, Science Strategy, Innovation and Global Initiatives University of Chicago News
Physics, Still a Hope for Scientific Creativity The Sewanee Purple
This Mexico-Based Makeup Artist Will Give You Major Día de los Muertos Catrina Inspiration Pop Sugar
Neuroscientist mom writes science adventure books for all kinds of kids Today.com
Neuroscience Has A Whiteness Problem. This Research Project Aims To Fix It Shots | NPR
Meet Curly, the Curling Robot That Beats the Pros WIRED
How a Revered Studio for Artists with Disabilities Is Surviving at a Distance The New Yorker
The Missing Perspectives of Women in COVID-19 News International Women’s Media Foundation
Illinois Tech’s New Innovation Hub Leader Aims to Make Entrepreneurship Accessible to All WTTW
The intersection of creativity and passion The Daily Advocate
Crayola to create museum exhibition with The Franklin Institute Philadelphia Business Journal
Study Suggests At-Risk African Heritage Sites Are Often Overlooked Smart News | Smithsonian
The Milky Way could have dozens of alien civilizations capable of contacting us Popular Science
As local news outlets shift to subscription, they wonder: What should Facebook’s role be? Nieman Lab
The pandemic created a biking explosion. How can cities make it permanent? Fast Company
A Timeline of Science Communication #HipHopMD
Tesla announces plans to introduce fully autonomous affordable car The Research Process
In the Brains of Foot-Painters, Feet Become Hands The Sensory Revolution | Psychology Today
How Moods Influence Your Creativity and Work Tracking Wonder | Psychology Today
People Are Discovering the Joy of Actually Talking on a Phone Nautilus
Atlanta Ballet’s drive-in Nutcracker: an alternative holiday tradition Atlanta Journal Constitution
A language generation program’s ability to write articles, produce code and compose poetry has wowed scientists The Conversation
Community College Enrollments Drop This Fall Inside Higher Ed
In Case You Missed It: "40 Provocations to Reimagine the Arts, Documentary, and Journalism" Grantmakers in the Arts
NAE Launches a New Perspectives Series National Academy of Engineering
Your Great Creativity Practice Rethinking Mental Health | Psychology Today
Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Advances, Sparking Optimism in Race The New York Times
What Is Math? Science & Nature | Smithsonian
These carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks are made from greenhouse gases Fast Company
Africa’s Creative Industries Are Ripe for U.S. Investment Foreign Policy
INNO Under 25 Wisconsin INNO
Not All Tech Problems Are Engineering Problems Built In
Tesla claims it can drive battery costs down even lower with new material science innovations TechCrunch
Upskilling & Reskilling in the STEM Workforce: A Strategic Guide for Employers STEMconnector
EngineerGirl Announces 2020 Class of Student Ambassadors National Academy of Engineering
Engineers imitate human hands to make better sensors Tech Explore
What It Was Like to Be Prince’s Personal Photographer Pitchfork
Facebook Debuts Image Copyright Tool For Creators To Protect Work Around The Web DesignTAXI.com
How Codes of Conduct Are Combatting Open Source’s Diversity Problem Eye on Design | AIGA
NASA, Space Force partnership aims to make space exploration safe Science | AAAS
How Hackers Could Fool Artificial Intelligence Short Wave | NPR
Beyond TikTok, Walmart Looks to Transform The New York Times
Poet Nikky Finney wins $100,000 lifetime achievement prize Madison.com, AP
Spotify, Match Group, and Epic Games join to fight Apple and Google app stores Fast Company
Steve Case-backed venture capital firm unveils $2 million fund for Black entrepreneurs Fast Company
Today’s older people really are ‘younger’ than in previous generations Fast Company
This comedian perfectly captures what’s so annoying about tech documentaries in 2020 Fast Company
We need a COVID-19 D-Day—and the leadership to execute it Fast Company
Virtuoso violinist Renaud Capuçon designated UNESCO Artist for Peace UNESCO
Pathogens and Pandemics American Scientist
When can we talk about our systems? Seth’s Blog
Commentary: Theaters nobly fill the COVID void, but screens make me miss the stage even more Los Angeles Times
Why Netflix Keeps Canceling Shows After Just 2 Seasons WIRED
Why a Russian billionaire wants to buy controversial statues that were taken down The Washington Post
How you perceive time may depend on your income National Geographic
The Hidden Costs of Streaming Music The New Yorker
2020 Doodle for Google Winners Google
The Origins of Creativity Creativity: The Art and Science | Psychology Today
Canadians are not masking their creativity during this pandemic Toronto Sun
What is the fall equinox? Here's what you need to know. National Geographic
Is trick-or-treating safe? Sorry, but the CDC’s Halloween guidelines are a real fright Fast Company
The Crown Act: Every State That’s Passed Legislation Banning Hair Discrimination Glamour
Artists Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Who Helped Steer Change For Women’s Rights DesignTAXI.com
The Student Engagement Trap, and How to Avoid It Edutopia
Nearly 25 years after their inception, Art-o-mat machines remind us how important art is to humankind. Winston-Salem Monthly
MSU professor wins national award recognizing innovative engineering education MSU News | Montana State University
Opinion | The Next Administration Must Get Science and Technology Policy Right Policy and Ethics | Scientific American
Opinion | Riley: Creativity Is Not a Soft Skill — It Is a Must-Have Mindset for the 21st Century. How Teachers Can Nurture It in Their Students The 74
How COVID-19 is Transforming University Rankings Tecnologico de Monterrey
Player's Own Voice podcast: Victoria Hayward on softball's creativity CBC Sports
Decentralised Futures Nesta
Reimagining how to help each other better Nesta
Mike Sepso on Esports and STEM Pathways Getting Smart
Encouraging Young Edisons Idaho Falls Magazine
Immigrant Stories on TV are Predominantly Latinx and About Deportation (Study) Variety
Nine goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around Popular Science
Who created Nirvana’s famed smiley-face logo? A legal battle gets a new claimant Los Angeles Times
Why this drive-through restaurant could be the future of fine dining Fast Company
Why these blue-wheeled bikes are taking Europe by storm Fast Company
There’s a new weapon against COVID-19. And it’s dogs Fast Company
Why our minds can't make sense of COVID-19's enormous death toll National Geographic
The Case for Outsourcing Corporate Innovation Inc.com
The Uncertain Future of Corporate HQs Harvard Business Review
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Is Looking to Sell Itself, Among Other Possible Options (Report) Variety
A Supreme Court Without RBG May Impact Hollywood's Grip on Intellectual Property The Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Unions Reach Deal With Studios on Safety Protocols for Restarting Production Variety
Pandemic accelerated cord cutting, making 2020 the worst-ever year for pay TV TechCrunch
The Smithsonian and the V&A Abandon a Highly Anticipated Plan to Jointly Curate a Gallery in London artnet news
The future of experiences, according to a theme park designer Fast Company
The Fight Over the Fight Over California’s Privacy Future WIRED
The Race to Redesign Sugar The New Yorker
Women of the Year: Ginger Ewing strives to keep Spokane’s creative energy alive and vibrant The Spokesman-Review
NASA Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge Winners Share Stories of Innovation NASA
They’ll Make It Anywhere: Hands-On Maker and Science Activities Go Virtual School Library Journal
Building A Strong Enterprise Through A Diverse, Skilled Workforce Forbes
Governor Ivey Establishes The Alabama STEM Council Alabama News Network
Remarks by Director Iancu at the Intellectual Property Owners Association's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting United States Patent and Trade Office
For these Baltimore artists, isolation has given way to creativity The Baltimore Sun
Why crisis can provoke ideas and innovation SmartBrief
Magical Thinking: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Silent Killer | Psychology Today
What needs to change in the reimagined university? University World News
Plan to make Victoria a hub for marine businesses gets $100,000 from Ottawa Times Colonist
UW Launches Statewide Satellite Makerspaces Project Sweetwater Now
What does creativity really mean in healthcare? The Pharma Times
Providing Perspective On COVID-19 Milwaukee Business Journal
Robert Gore, Who Kept Us Dry and Cool in the Rain with His Gore-Tex Invention, Has Died Gizmodo
The Infamous Art Basel Banana Is Headed to the Guggenheim Smart News | Smithsonian
Minnesota school music programs play on, despite the pandemic Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Hollywood Unions Reach Deal With Studios on Safety Protocols for Restarting Production Variety
The Search for Life on Venus Could Start With This Private Company The New York Times
Working as Teens? Not Gen Z The New + The Next | OZY
Why now is the most exciting time in space in 50 years Fast Company
Practical, smart advice for changemakers, from a young climate activist Ideas.TED.com
9 ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting education WIRE 19
Outlook not improving for beleaguered U.S. movie theaters Press Herald, AP
The Supply of Disinformation Will Soon Be Infinite The Atlantic
Dancing with belief Seth’s Blog
Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie on Cancel Culture and The Hitch Interview
Guilt Lit The Point
Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s career completely changed the way we think about women—and men Fast Company
Also In RBG's Own Words: Listen To 5 NPR Interviews With The Liberal Icon Death Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg | NPR
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Great Equalizer Postscript | The New Yorker
The Glorious RBG News + Politics | OZY
13-Year-Old Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Prejudice, Its Antidote, and the Five Documents That Shaped Humanity Brain Pickings
My Unlikely Friendship With Ruth Bader Ginsburg Opinion | The New York Times
The Creative Economy in Latin America Center for Strategic and International Studies
Poop Knives, Gassed-Up Gators, and More Absurd Science From the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes Gizmodo
In Barbados, An Inter-American Cultural Meeting Met a Beaming Ficus Citrifolia Patrick Kabanda | Medium
Time to get back to magic Seth’s Blog
Trump Says He's Given 'My Blessing' to TikTok's Oracle Deal, as TikTok Files New Lawsuit to Block Ban Variety
Also Trump’s TikTok Circus Will Have Lasting Consequences WIRED
Learn How to Conceptually Blend Two Dissimilar Subjects into New Ideas and Inventions Imagineer7’s Weblog
Designer Christopher John Rogers Wants More Room for Black Designers Vanity Fair
To Value Girls Properly, Plug the Leaky Pipeline in STEM Philanthropy Women
Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics WIRED
John Cleese Discusses Creativity, Political Correctness, Monty Python, and Artichokes The New Yorker
Community Colleges Can Be Engines of Economic Recovery The New York Times
The Artist Whose Medium Is Science The New York Times
Scientists Advance on One of Technology’s Holy Grails The New Yorker
Arts Entrepreneurship Is More Important Now Than Ever The MMIAM Journey | Master of Management in International Arts Management
Bloomberg Law’s ‘IP Reporting’ Parrots Big Tech’s Misinformation Campaign CreativeFuture
Back to School with CreativeFuture CreativeFuture
Ten years in, the iPad is still capable of surprising us—and Apple Fast Company
Tesla is on a roll. Are million-mile batteries and self-driving cars next? Fast Company
Faster 5G is on its way, and here’s how we’ll get it Fast Company
A Rabbi and a Designer Walk Into a Zoom… IDEO Blog
How libraries are writing a new chapter during the pandemic National Geographic
30 astonishing pictures found from the Nat Geo archives National Geographic
Artist gives a modern twist to Disney's most beloved characters to explain today's world Upworthy
Willamette University to merge with struggling Pacific Northwest College of Art Oregon Live | The Oregonian
Let’s Stop with the Realism Versus Science Fiction and Fantasy Debate Literary Hub
Hyperrealistic Portraits by Artist Arinze Stanley Reflect the Emotions of Black Experiences Colossal
A Plant Overruns an Incredibly Intricate Cardboard Universe for Robots by Greg Olijnyk Colossal
No Time But the Present Harper’s Magazine
Ed-Tech Mania Is Back The Chronicle of Higher Education
Isaac Newton's Secret Alchemy To the Best of Our Knowledge | Wisconsin Public Radio
Axon Neuroscience to launch world's first crowdfunded vaccine against COVID-19 PR Newswire
Alaska needs more women engineers to help it move forward Opinions | Anchorage Daily News
Opinion: Arts Month more important than ever to business and community The Colorado Springs Business Journal
Researchers Say the Purpose of Sleep Shifts During the ‘Terrible Twos’ Science & Nature | Smithsonian
How the Next Wave of Innovators Can Rebuild the Economy After a Crisis Innovation Management
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